The Miracle of the Resurrection Plant

A Lesson for Sunday School During Lent and Easter

I have taught Sunday school over 15 years and the lessons building up during Lent and heading into Easter are my favorite ones to teach. A few years ago in Arizona I found a plant in the local gift shop called the Resurrection Plant.

My curiosity got the best of me and I looked at the dead plant in the bag and although the science side of my brain said yes, I asked the clerk "Does this really work?" She smiled brightly and exclaimed "Oh yes, it's great fun, the kids love watching the plant come to life."

She had me sold, I had seen video of the desert turning green in just a few hours after a rain and didn't know how it happened. It makes sense that a plant like the Rose of Jericho would be sold in a desert state like Arizona, and I had just come from the desert where all the plants "seemed" dead.

So I purchased a plant and brought it to my Sunday School class. For three years I used the same Resurrection Plant as an example of how Christ died and came to life on Easter. My kids were enthralled and captivated and it's one of their favorite memories of church.

Resurrection Plant - It Dies and Comes Back to life

This plant is a perfect example of how things that appear to be dead really aren't dead after all, but just dormant. Just give this Rose of Jericho Resurrection Fern some water and the fronds open and turn green within just a few hours.

So Let me Ask You...

Have You ever Heard of the Resurrection Plant?

Does Your Class or Christian School Need A Fundraising Idea? - Or, do you just want to give one to each student?

The lesson of Resurrection Plant is ideal for Christian schools as they can combine the Christian lesson of Christs resurrection with biology, science, ecology, and botany.

What Christian science teacher wouldn't love this idea. Twenty four plants are packed in this case and can be used every year as part of the spring science curriculum and lesson plan. Lessons can be given on water conservation, desert life, hibernation, and dormancy.

Even public schools teachers could use this Rose of Jericho plant, and as it's sometimes called, the Dinosaur plant, as it was probably around during the time of the dinosaurs.

Not Convinced The Ressurection Plant Really Does Come Back to Life? - Watch these videos for yourself

Rose of Jericho - A blooming plant in the desert

Whether you call this plant the Resurrection plant, Rose of Jerrico, Dinosaur plant, or the for Miracle plant it is a very cool and fascinating lesson. Adults and children are fascinated on how quickly it responds to water and opens.

Not many people have seen this unique plant before and it quickly becomes a conversation starter. Deserts bloom within hours from what appears to be a dead and desolate environment. But when given life giving water these types of plants open, turn green and bloom into color.

Hispanic Christians are one of the fastest growing group s in the world. Their faith, often Catholic, is strong and this kit containing the Rosa de Jerico comes with a free amulet necklace and prayer in Spanish.

The Cross, A Symbol of Christianity - Wear your faith for others to see

Christians wear symbols of their faith as an outward sign to others and a reminder that God loves them and Christ forgives.

Crosses are the most common representative of Christianity and a perfect gift during Easter and at a child's confirmation. Many people wear crosses as a touchstone of remembrance, all one has to do is reach up touch the cross around their neck and they are reminded of Christs love and forgiveness.

Give your son, or special boy a cross for confirmation, Easter or graduation. The leather band is masculine and durable and the black cross is a representative of his faith and your Christian love for him.

Do You Give Gifts at Easter - I'd like to hear other Christian gift ideas for Easter

No HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites.

sending

AUTHOR

Dawn Romine

4 years agofrom Nebraska

@tazzytamar: Great, hope to see you back then. They are a lot of fun and the Sunday School kids love them. We put them in the water at the start of class and by the time church is over a couple hours later they have really opened up.

Anna

4 years agofrom chichester

I have to say that I think this is a brilliant idea for children! My son will be nearly 18 months old this Easter so may be too young to 'get it' but I'm still going to buy one and see! I will be back closer to Easter! Again, fantastic idea!

Susan Deppner

4 years agofrom Arkansas USA

I've heard of the resurrection plant, but this is the first time I've actually seen it. My boys would have loved watching this when they were young. Great idea for Sunday school and, of course, for Easter.

Lorelei Cohen

4 years agofrom Canada

Loved seeing your pictures of the resurrection plant returning to life. The plant looks very much like the Joshua trees my husband and I saw throughout Arizona. Wonderful article.

Nancy Tate Hellams

4 years agofrom Pendleton, SC

I love these and think they would make wonderful gifts for Sunday School students.

Shelly Sellers

4 years agofrom Midwest U.S.A.

I love the idea of using a Resurrection Plant in Sunday School!

Leah J. Hileman

4 years agofrom East Berlin, PA, USA

What a cool plant!

Fay Favored

4 years agofrom USA

This plant is something. It would be a great tool for a lesson during the Easter season.

AUTHOR

Dawn Romine

4 years agofrom Nebraska

@Brite-Ideas: Not embarrassing at all, these are really not found a lot of places and I found one in a random gift shop at the state park in Arizona.

Corrinna Johnson

4 years agofrom BC, Canada

Very cool teaching gift idea!

Barbara Tremblay Cipak

4 years agofrom Toronto, Canada

ok, this is embarrassing, all of my boys went/go to Catholic school and I've never heard of this (and I went to Catholic School!!) - what a terrific fund raising idea

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)

Google AdSense Host API

This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)

This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)

Facebook Login

You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)

Maven

This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)

We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.

Conversion Tracking Pixels

We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.

Statistics

Author Google Analytics

This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)

Comscore

ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)

Amazon Tracking Pixel

Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)